"Turkey promises to take Finnish Cyprus initiative seriously
A glimmer of hope could be seen on Wednesday in the increasingly strained relations between Turkey and the European Union, after Turkey promised to give a chance to Finland's initiative on Cyprus.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül gave the green light to talks aimed at averting a crisis between Turkey and the EU that could be looming at the end of the year.
Speaking at a press conference in Ankara alongside Olli Rehn the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Gül praised Finland's "well-meaning and constructive" input as the current holder of the rotating EU Presidency. "
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